Decisions

This article is accurate for the latest versions of EU3, Napoleon’s Ambition, In Nomine, Heir to the Throne and Divine Wind.

Decisions are another new feature in Europa Universalis III: In Nomine. Like missions, they are a powerful way to help players shape their country; unlike missions, there is more than one decision a player is able to select at a time. Most decisions have major benefits to countries, often making stability cheaper, increasing tax income, or giving free slider moves.

Types

There are three types of decisions: Provincial, Religious, and National. National decisions affect your entire country, religious decisions affect the practice of religion in your country (mainly affecting stability costs and conversions), while provincial decisions affect individual provinces. Many countries will have unique decisions; England/Great Britain, for example, gets a number of naval-related decisions such as "Sing 'Britannia Rules the Waves'", while the Spanish can establish the Spanish Inquisition. One major change from pre-IN versions of EUIII is that all westernisation and unification events are now decisions. You no longer have to wait 50 years or more to unify Germany when you have all the necessary triggers—instead, you need merely select the decision.

Location

National decisions are listed on a new Missions & Decisions tab in the Domestic Management interface, Religious decisions are integrated on the religion tab, while provincial decisions are listed in the provincial information screen, under the button with a scroll and hammer.

National decisions

Unifications and name changes

Icon	Unification decision	Available to
	Form British Nation	British/Welsh culture group
	Form Chinese Nation	Ming only
	Form Dutch Nation	Dutch/Flemish culture group
	Form English Nation	English culture group
	Form French Nation	French/Basque/Breton culture group
	Form German Nation	Hannoverian/Pommeranian/Hessian/Saxon/Bavarian/Prussian/Rheinlaender culture group
	Form Hindustan	Dravidian/Western Aryan/Hindusthani/Eastern Aryan culture group
	Form Irish Nation	Irish culture group
	Form Italian Nation	Latin culture group
	Form Malayan Nation	Malayan culture group
	Form Mughal Empire	Altaic/Iranian culture group
	Form Persian Nation	Iranian/Azerbaijani culture group
	Form Kingdom of Prussia	Brandenburg or Prussian culture group
	Form Romanian Nation	Romanian culture group
	Form Russian Nation	Russian culture group
	Form Scandinavian Nation	Scandinavian culture group
	Form Spanish Nation	Iberian/Basque culture group
	Form Sardinia-Piedmont	Savoy and Sardinia
	Restore the Byzantine Empire	Orthodox countries with Greek culture
	Forming the HRE	Holy Roman Emperor
	Unite Japan	Japanese daimyos

Nation Specific

Icon	Country	Name
	Austria	Establish Habsburg dominance
	Austria	Allow Fuggers financial control.
	Austria	Establish Hofkriegsrat
	Burgundy	Establish the Order of the Golden Fleece
	Burgundy	Create The Compagnies d'Ordonnance
	Byzantium	Reestablish the Theme System
	Denmark	Adopt Vordenskab
	Denmark	Sign 'Den Danske Lov'
	England Great Britain	Establish British Merchant Navy
	England Great Britain	Sing 'Britannia Rules the Waves'
	England Great Britain	Establish the Fleet as our Wooden Wall
	France	Move the court to Versailles
	France	say "L'État, c'est moi"
	Genoa	Confirm thalassocracy
	Hansa	Build Krantor Crane
	Hansa	Commission Adler von Lubeck
	Hansa	Confirm thalassocracy
	Japan	Enforce Sakoku Law
,	Japan	Enforce Sankin Kotai
	Japan	Hire Ninjas
	Japan	Request the title of Kampaku
	Japan	The Sword Hunt
	Japan	Western Embassy
	Korea	Found Hall of Worthies
	Korea	Hangul Writing System
	Manchu	Create Manchu Alphabet
	Manchu	Create the Eight Banners
	Manchu	Form Manchu Dynasty
	Manchu	Create Green Standard Army
	Ming	Encourage the Bureaucrats faction
	Ming	Encourage the Eunuchs faction
	Ming	Encourage the Temple faction
	Mughals	Move Capital to Delhi
	Netherlands	Establish Bank of Amsterdam
	Netherlands	Found Oost-Indische Compagnie
	Ottomans	Make Constantinople Capital
	Papal State	Declare the Kingdom of God
	Poland	Rely on Polish Hussars
	Poland	Move Capital to Warsaw
	Portugal	Establish Afonsine Ordinance
	Portugal	Remember the Navigator
	Prussia	Enact Prussian Military Reforms
	Russia	Make St.Petersburg the Capital
	Russia	Go east into Siberia!
	Russia	Establish Russian Patriarchate
	Scotland	Use Highland Charge (Removed in )
	Spain	Commission Gold Fleet.
	Sweden	Create 'Indelningsverket'
	Sweden	Institute the Absolutism
	Sweden	Use Finnish Cavalry
	Sweden	Use Swedish Steel
	Venice	Confirm thalassocracy
	Venice	Expand Venetian Arsenal
	Venice	Promote Printing Industry
	Venice	Enact 'Stato da Mar'

Holy Roman Empire

Icon	Name
,	Call for Reichsreform
,	Institute Reichsregiment
,	Reform the Hofgericht
,	Enact Gemeiner Pfennig
,	Ewiger Landfriede
,	Proclaim Erbkaisertum
,	Revoke The Privilegia
	Renovatio Imperii

Civic

Icon	Name
	Pass Licensing of the Press Act
	Pass Tenures Abolition Act
	Declare Statute in Restraint of Appeals
	Pass Witchcraft Act
	Pass Education Act
	Pass Abolition of Slavery Act
	Pass Judiciary Act
	Pass Combination Act
	Pass School Establishment Act
	Revoke Restraint of Appeals
	Pass Dissolution Act

Colonial

Icon	Name
	Benign neglect
	Colonial Expansion
	Establish a House of Trade
	Colonial Restrictions

Cultural

Icon	Name
	Accept Cultural Shift
	Commission Tapestry
	Gilded Iconography
	Arrange Organ Concert
	Byzantine Refugees
	Charter a Guild of St Luke
	Commedia dell'Arte Performances
	Commission Painting
	Diwani Script
	Endorse Culture
	Endorse Renaissance Philosophy
	Golden Age of Dutch Painting
	Introduce Heir
	Liberté, egalité, fraternité
	National Epic
	Support Baroque Music
	Support The Florentine School
	The Last Jousting Tournament
	The South German Organ Tradition
	The Way of Tea

Economic

Icon	Name
	Pass Liquor Act
	Pass Joint-Stock Companies Act
	Pass Merchant Shipping Act
	Pass Court of Wards and Liveries Act
	Agricultural Cultivation
	Pass Importation Act
	Pass Mining Act
	Implement The Gold Standard

Governments

Icon	Name
	Adopt Imperial Administration
	Adopt Plutocratic Administration
	Cult of Reason
	Formalize Separation of Powers

Hanseatic League

Icon	Name
	Join the Hanseatic League
	Leave the Hanseatic League

Indian Trade Company

Icon	Name
	Found Indian Trade Company

Liberum Veto

Icon	Name
	Institute Liberum Veto

Military

Icon	Name
	Pass Naval Recruiting Act
	Pass Militia Act
	Pass Navigation Act
	Enlist Privateers
	Establish a Naval Convoy System
	Pass Anti-Piracy Act
	Pass Recruiting Act

Trade

Icon	Name
	Declare Statute of Monopolies
	Close Foreign Trade

Tribal

Icon	Name
	Reform the Government

Westernisation

Icon	Name
	Westernize
	Military Modernization